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Thi6 invention relates to a method of mea6urlng a layer
thickness and compo ition of an alloy plating, and more
particularly to a method of measuring the layer thicknes~ and
the ~omposition of an aLloy plating including a m~tal identical
with a QubQtrate metal, suitable for use in analygis of a æn-Fe
group alloy-plated st~el plate of one or two layars.
Various plated steel plates ex~ellent in anticorrosion,
workability, coating properties, weldability and the like have
. 15 been developed a~ used for the motor vehicle body, electrical
household appliance and bullding materlal~, and widely used. ~n
order to stabilize the quality of these plated steel plate in
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producing the same, it is essential to analize the t~ickness
~deposit value) and the composition ~contents) of the plating to
~arry out the pro~ess c~ntrol.
AS for ths method of ~naly2ing the plated steel plater with
the steel plat~ having a plating composed of a cont~nt other
than Fe as balng the substrate steel plate, such ~6 a zn plated
teel plate and a Zn-Ni ~lloy-plated ~teel plate, the thickness
~: 25 and the compostion of the platin~ can be comparatively easily
~: analyzed by the method of analyzing by the fluorescent X-rays,
and the apparatus of this typ~ has been put to praatiae.
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However, as for a Zn-Fe group alloy-plated steel plate, the
o~tstanding characteristic feature of which has been noted
r~cently, the analy6is has been impo~sible by the ordinary
method of fluorescent X-rays because of that the intensity of
the Zn fluore6cent X-rays i~ varied due to the content of Zn or
Fe in the plating and the thickness of the plating and that, as
for Fe, a large ~uantity of Fe fluorescent X-rays are generated
from a substrate steel plate, and these fluorescent X-rays
cannot b2 discriminated from the Fe fluorescent X-rays in the
plating.
For thi~ reason, a6 the method of analyzing the Zn-Fe ~roup
one layer alloy-plated steel plate, there have heretofore been
proposed the following methods. The first one is a method
proposed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 24680/1980, wherein,
with a Zn plated steel plate which has been subjected to the
Zn-Fe alloying process, a flourescent X-ray intensity of a metal
other than Fe as being the substrate ~teel plate, i.e. that of
Zn is measured by two measuring angles differing from each
other, a predetermined simultaneous equations on the basis of
the both measured values, and the thickness of the plating on
the plated steel plate and the degree of alloying (Fe content)
are obtained. According to thi~ method, Zn fluorescent X-ray
intensities of a suf~iciently thick pure Zn ~a~ple are
previously measured by two measuring angle~, and subse~uently, a
Zn fluore~ent X-ray intensity of a Z~ alloy-plated 9t2el plate
which has been subjected to an alloying process i5 measured by
the same X-ray spectroscope, whereby the analysis is made in the
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ratio with the pure Zn fluorescent X-ray intsn~ity obtained
previou~ly at the respective mea6uring angles. ~he fluorescent
X-ray quantitative method wherein the measur~ng angles are
varied has been the basic theory of the method of Analyzing the
; 5 fluore~cent X-ray~ publi5hed in textbooks from old time~ and
well known to everyone.
The ~econd one is method proposed in ~apanQse Patent
Laid-Open No. 223047/1983, wherein with a Zn-Fe alloy-plated
steel plate, an Fe content in the plating is obtained from an Fe
fluorescent X-ray intensity by a first excitation ray incident
~ngle and the fluorescent X-ray measuring angle, by both of
which Fe fluorescent X-rays from the substrate ~teel plate is
not substantially detected, ~nd the thickness of the plating is
obtained from an Fe fluorescent X-ray intensity by a second
excitation ray incident angle and a fluorescent X-ray measuring
angle, by both of which Fe fluorescent X-rays ~rom the substrate
steel plate can be detected.
However, since a plated steel plate flows at a speed as high
as 100 meter/min for example on a production line, the plated
steel plate is bound to flutter more or le~s. ~he in~luen~e of
this fluttering is r~ceived only by the steel plate, so that,
according to the former method proposed in Patent Laid-Open No.
~4680/1980, the analyzing accuracy ~hould necessarily be
deteriorated.
In general, ~he thickness of the plating of the alloy-plated
steel plate is as thin as 20 - 30 g/m2 (about 3 - 4
micrometer). If it is intended to obtain a strength aQ high a~
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a fluorescent X-rays of a metal in the plating can be Accurately
measured by the latter method proposed in Pa~ent Laid-Open No.
223047/1983, then it i8 impos~ible to excite only the thin
plated layer, and the metal ~s ~eing the substrate as well as
the thin plated layer are bound to be excited. In consequence,
in this case, both t~e fluoresGent X--ray intensit~e6 of Pe in
the plating and Fe in the sub~trate l3t~el plate are mea5ured, BO
that an accurate analysi~ cannot be made. Further, when an
on-line systemizing is intended, with a low incident angle =
measuring angle = 5 adopted in the first X-ray optical ~ystem~
construction of such proposed apparatuses as described above
have been impracticable, because of the size of an X-ray tube,
construction of an X-ray spectroscopic sys~em, a protective
cover of an analysis meter and the like.
15 In consequence, ~i~ce both the methods which have ~een
proposed are disadvantageous. After all, as in the pa6t, it
cannot be but that such a method of chemical analysis is to be
relied on that only the plated layer is dissolved and r~moved by
an electrolysis or a suitable acid, and the thickness of the
; 20 plating is obtaine~ from the value of removal, an Fe content in
the platin~ is obtained through chemical analysis of the value
of Fe in the solutlon. However, accor~ing to thi~ chsmical
analysis method, it is extremely difficult to dissolve only the
plated layer ~ithout dissolving the substrate steel plate. It
requires a considerable hi~h skill level and a long period of
time to conduct this chemical analysis method Moreover, this
analysis is a destru~tive an~lysis to collect samples fro~ a
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product and the on-line ~y~temizing cannot be ~ttained, thu~
presenting such a disadvantage that the rsflection of measursd
results to the process control is delayed to a great extent.
It is very difficult to analyze even t~e Zn-Fe group one
layer alloy-plated steel plate which i~ applied thereto with
only one layer of Zn-Fe alloy plating a~ described above, still
more, with a Zn-Fe group two layer al~oy-plated ~teel plate
which is applied to the fir~t layer thereof with a Zn-Fe alloy
plating and to the second layer thereof with a Fe plating having
Fe a~ the chief content/ the problem becomes further ~omplicated
and measurement with high accuracy becomes extremely difficult,
On the other hand, as an invention analogous to the present
invention, in J~panese Patent Laid-Open No. 17695/19~5, there
ha~ been proposed an apparatus for continuously inspecting a
lS quality of steel plate featuring that the apparatus comprises:
means for ~ausing characteri~tic X-rays and white X-r~ys to
irradiate a continuously moving steel plate at a predetermined
angle; means for detecting diffracted X-rays which have
wavelengths satis~ying a condition of Bragg and fluorescent
X-rays from this irradiating point; and means for analyzing
these detection signals to sense intensity value~ of re~pective
oggregate ~tructures, elements, etc. However, this invention is
different in object and constitution from the present invention,
and moreover, the detection of the thickness of plating i~ not
conducted.
The pre~ent invention has been developed to obviate the
disadvantages of the prior art and has as its one object the
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provision of a method of measuring the thickness and the
composition of an alloy plating, wherein the thickness and
the composition of one layer alloy plating including a metal
identical with a substrate metal can be measured simulta-
neously and non-destructively.
The present invention has as its another object
the provision of a method of measuring the thickness and the
composition of an alloy plating, wherein the thickness and
the composition of an alloy plating having two layers
different in composition from each other and including a
metal identical with a substrate metal, can be measured
simultaneously and non-destructively.
In meeting these objects, the invention provides a
method of measuring the thickness and the composition of
alloy plating, wherein, in measuring the thickness and the
composition of one layer alloy plating including a metal
identical with a substrate metal;
characteristic X-rays and white X-rays irradiate an
object to be measured,
a diffraction angle, 2~, of diffracted X-rays of said
characteristic X-rays, which is diffracted by an
intermetallic compound of said alloy plating is detected
from said diffraction angle, to measure the composition of
said alloy plating from said diffraction angle;
an intensity of fluorescent X-rays from a metal
different from said substrate metal in said alloy plating,
the fluorescent X-rays being generated by the white X-rays,
is detected, and the thickness of said alloy plating is
simultaneously measured from the intensity of the
~; 30 fluorescent X-rays and the composition of said alloy
plating.
The invention further provides a method of
`~ measuring the thickness and the composition of alloy
plating, wherein, in measuring the thickness and the
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in composition from each other and including a metal
identical with a substrate metal:
characteristic X-rays and white X-rays irradiate an
object to be measured
a diffraction angle, 2~, of diffracted X-rays by an
intermetallic compound of a first layer tbottom layer) of
the alloy plating, is detected, and the composition ~W2) of
said first layer of the alloy plating is measured from said
diffraction angle; and
intensities of fluorescent X-rays from a substrate
metal, a metal identical with said substrate metal in the
alloy plating and a metal different from said substrate
metal in the alloy plating, said fluorescent X-rays being
generated by said white X-rays, are respectively detected by
two measuring angles, ~1 and ~2' and the thickness, T1 and
T2, of alloy plating of said first layer and a second,top,
layer are simultaneously measured from said intensities of
said fluorescent X-rays and the composition of said first
layer of the alloy plating.
With this process, in one cycle of measuring, the
thickness and -the compositions of the alloy plating having
two layers different in composition from each other and
including a metal identical wi-th the substrate metal are
simultaneously measured, respectively.
Further, a specific form of the present invention
is of such an arrangement that the characteristic X-rays and
the white X-rays are generated from a single X-ray source,
such for example as an X-ray tube of Cr targert, so that the
measuring apparatus can be simplified in construction.
Another specific form of the present invention is
` of such an arrangement that the characteris-tic X-rays are
generated from an X-ray tube of Cr target and the white
X-rays are generated from an X-ray tube of W target~ so that
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strong white X-rays can be generated.
A further specific form of the present invention
is of su¢h an arrangement tha-t the incident angles of the X-
rays are minimized in values, so that the intrusion of the
X-rays into the substrate metal becomes shallow, to thereby
increase information from the alloy plating.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF TH~ DRAWINGS
Fig. 1 is a flow chart showing the gist of the
method of measuring the thickness and the composition of the
one layer alloy plating according to the present invention;
Fig. 2 is a flow chart showing the gist of the
method of measuring the thicknesses and the compositions of
the two layer alloy plating according to the invention;
Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing the state of
incidence of the X-rays to the two layer alloy-plated steel
plate and the conditions of the generation of the
fluorescent X-rays for explaining the principle of the
present invention;
Fig. ~ is a sectional view showing the
theroretical construction of the apparatus for measuring the
intensity of the fluorescent X-rays for explaining the
principle of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is a chart showing an example of the
relationship betwee~ the X-ray diffraction angle and the Fe
content for explaining the principle of the present
invention;
Fig. 6 is a block diagram showing the arrangement
of an embodiment of the apparatus for measuring the
thickness and the composition of the alloy plating of the
Zn-Fe one layer alloy-plated steel plate, which is a first
embodiment of the present invention;
Fig~ 7 is a chart showing the wavelength
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distribution of the X-rays generated from the Cr target
X-ray tube as used in this embodiment;
Fig. 8 is a chart showing an example of the
relationship between the Zn fluorescent X-ray intensity, the
Fe content and the plating deposit value (thickness of
plating), for explaining the principle of the present
invention; and
Fig. 9 is a block diagram showing the arrangement
of an embodiment of the apparatus for measuring the thick-
ness and the composition of the alloy plating of the Zn-Fe
group two layer alloy-plated steel plate, which is a second
embodiment of the present invention.
Detailed description will hereunder be given of
the method of the present invention by way of example of the
Zn-Fe group two layer alloy-plated steel plate, which is
applied to the first layer thereof with a Zn-Fe alloy plat-
ing and to the second layer thereof with a Fe plating having
Fe as the chief content.
In analyzing the above-described two layer alloy-
~0 plated steel plate, in the first place, it is thought of amethod of varying the measuring angles, which is well known.
This method is disadvantageous in that, as described above,
with the Zn-Fe alloy-plated steel plate, only the
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disadvantage, study has been made on a method of uRlng Fe
fluorescent X-rays. This 15 because the fluttering of the
alloy-plated ~teel plate on the produ~tion line affects the Fe
fluorescent X-rays as well as the Zn fluorescent X-rays,
whereby, when the analysis i5 made by use o~ the both X-rays,
the adverse influence cna be eliminated.
Now, as shown in Fig. 3, when X-ray are caused to fall into
the Zn-Fe group two layer alloy-plated steel plate lO at an
incident angle of ~, the whole inten~ities of fluorescent X-rays
of an elemet to be mea~ured, which i9 measured by a mea~uring
angle ~ can be theoretically represented by the following
equation.
X ~ Xl + X2 ~ X3 .~l)
where Xl i6 an intensity of fl~orescent X-rays of an element to
be measured from the 6econd layer (top layer),
X2 is an intensity of floure5cent X-rays of an element to be
measured from the first layer (bottom layer), and
X3 is an intensity of fluorescent X-rays of an element to be
measured from the sub trate steel pla~e.
These Xl, x~ and X3 are represented by the following
equations when the thickness of the ~econd layer lplatlng
deposit value) is Tl, the thickness of the first layer (plating
dep~sit value) is T2~ the content of the element to be measured
in the second layer is Wl, the content of the element to be
measured in the first layer is W2 and the content of the element
to be measured in the substrate steel plAte i6 W3.
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where ki i8 a constant, and ~rand ~iS (i = 1-3) are mas~ ~ -
absorption coefficient of the respective layer~ to the incident
: ray~ ~P) and the mea~ured:ray6 ~S~ respectively.
When a mass absorption coefficient of the element to be
measured is t~p) and a mass absorption coeffLcient of the
coexistent element i~ (~/p)', ~ Pand ~ are represented by the
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Since the incident ~ngle ~ 18 made constant ~or ~he
practlcal ~se, the term~ o~ the coefficient (ki~in ~ ) of the
right members of the above-mentioned equations ~ 3~ become
constant, too.
In conQequence~ as shown in Fig. 4, the white X-ray~
10 generated from ~n X-ray tube 12 irradiate a Zn-Fe group two
layer alloy-plated steel plate 10 at an incident angle ~, and,
if an inten~ity of fluorescent X-rays qenerated is
simultaneously measured by detectors 181 and 182 for Zn
fluorescent X-rays and detectors 201 and 202 for Fe fluorescent
lS X-rays through spectroscopic crystals 141 and 142 for Zn
fluorescent X-ray~ and spectro~copic cry tals 1~1 and 162 for Fe
fluorescent X-rays, which are provided in two mea4uring angles
and ~2~ then, simultaneoue equations on Zn are e~tabli6hed by
the two measuring angles ~1 and ~2 and also simultaneous
equations on Fe are establi~hed by the two mea~uring angles ~1
and ~ 2 ~heref~re, a ~onverging thickne~s ~i and a content Wi
of an element to be measured, the err4rs of which are minimizedr
are obtained from the simultaneous equations o~ two types,
However, only two unknown te~ms can be 801ved rom the above
information. In consequencer according to the above-de~cribed
method, the analysis can be made only on one layer after
another. Then, fir~tly~ after the plating of the first l~yer,
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tho intenslty of the ~lo~re~cent X-rays is m~a~ured, the
thlckness T2 and the cont~nt W2 of the element to be m~a6ured of
the fir~t l~yer plating are obtained from the combination of the
aforesaid theoretical equations, ~ub~equently, after the plating
of the second layer, also the intensity of tha fluores~ent
X-rays is measured, and analyzed values of the thickness T2 and
the content Wz oE the first layer ar~ inserted to obtain tbe
thickness Tl and the content wl of the element to be measured of
the 6econd layer plating. However, according to the
above-described method, in the case of on-line systemizin~, two
~nalysis devices are required, and moreover, a~ter th~ plating
of the first layer, the measurement is conducted in the wet
state, whereby the intensities sf fluorescent X-rays of Zn and
Fe are varied due to a di~ference in absorption value of the
incident X-rays and the fluorescen~ X-r~ys by the value of
moisture on the pl~ted ~teel plate, a variation in scattering
value of Compton electrons 80 on, so that accurate analy~i6 is
difficult to be made. It 6hould be natural that lowered
analyzed values of the first layer lead to deteriorated analyzed
values of the sec~nd layer.
In general, in the ca~e of the Zn-Fe group two layer
alloy-plated steel plate which is applied to the irst layer
thereof with a Zn-Fe alloy plating and to the ~econd layer
thereof with a Fe plating having Fe as the chieE content, the
analysis is needed ~or three values, i, e . the thicknes6 T2 and
the compo ition (content) W2 of the first layer and the
thickness T of the ~econd layer. In consequence, when one of
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the.se i9 analyzed by 60me method, other valuas can be obtained
by ~olving the above-mentioned simultanQous equations.
Then, the inventor of thi~ invention has thought of
simultaneously using the X-ray dif~raction method. More
~pecifically, in re~pective phase~ formed by the Zn-Fe
intermetallic compound, the X-rays diffraction angle 2~ is
varied as commensurate to the content of Fe (or Zn)
respectively. Fig. 5 shows an example of the variation. In
consequence, if the relationship between the X-r~y diffraction
angle 2~ and the Fe content ~%) as ~hown in Fig. 5 on an
arbitrary lattice plane of a phase (cry~tal) ~ormed in the Zn-Fe
alloy-plated layer tthe first layer), then the Fe content (~) in
the first layer (or zn content ~%) = 100 - Fe content t~)) can
be obtained by mea6uring the X-ray diffra~tion angle 20 from the
alloy-plating layer.
At this time, even if the thickness Tl of the ~econd layer
is varied, only ~he inten6ity of the diffract~d X-ray i~
changed, but the diffraction ~ngle 2~ is not changed.
Furthermore, even if the second layer is formed of a Fe Zn alloy
plating different in composition from the fir~t layer, this fact
leads to a difference in the X-ray dif~raction angle 2~ due to
the difference in cry6talline ~tructure. In consequence, if the
X-ray diffraction anqles 2~ of the both layers, the respective
compositions (Fe content ) of the first and the ~econd layers can
be analyæed
The present invention ha~ been invented on the basiR of he
knowledge described abo~e.
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BEST ~ODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Detailed description will hereunder be given of
the embodiment of the present invention with reference to
the drawings.
In the first embodiment of the present invention,
the present invention is appliecl to the measurement of the
thickness and the composition of the alloy plating of the
Zn-Fe one layer alloy-plated steeel plate, in which Zn-Fe
alloy plating is applied to the steel plate~ The embodiment
of the measuring apparatus is constructed as shown in Fig.
6.
In this first embodiment, a Zn-Fe one layer alloy-
- plated steel plate 112 which has been plated in a plating
both 110 is being conveyed in a direction indicated by an
arrow A. A powerful X-ray tube 114 for generating
:characteristic X-rays having a suitable wavelength, such as
Cr target is provided at a proper position on a horizontal
conveying section (or a vertical conveying section) for the
Zn-Fe one layer alloy-plated steel plate 112, and the X-rays
emitted from the X-ray tube 114 are made to fall onto the
Zn-Fe one layer alloy-plated steel plate
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X-rnys are difracted through the following formula of Bra~g by
respective cryst~l lattice planes of the phases of the Zn-Fe
intermetalli~ compound formed in the alloy plating layer of the
Zn-Fe alloy-plated steel plate 112.
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where ~ i~ a wavelength, ~ angle, and d the di~tance between the
cry~tal lAttice plane~ of the Zn-Fe intermetallic compoun~.
At thi~ time, in the crys~al of th~ Zn-Fe intermetallic
compound, ~he lattice constant varie5 due to the content of ~e
~o~ Zn), whereby ~he X-ray di~raction angle 2 is deviated.
More specifically, since the X-ray diffraction angle 2~ is
varied due to the content of the Fe ~or zn), the relation~hip
between the content (%) of Fe (or Zn) and the X-ray diffraction
angle 20 i5 obtain2d on an arbitrary crystal lattice plane, as
~hown in an example in Fig. 5, by a sol~r slit 117, a goniometer
118, a diffracted X-ray detector 120 and a counter circuit 122,
and, when the X-ray dif~raction an~le 20 is measured by the same
crystal lattice plane from the lay r of the alloy plating, the
Fe content (~) in the alloy plating tor the Zn contant t~) = 100
Fe content (~) in the all~y plating of the Zn-Fe one layer
alloy-plating steel plate 11~ can be obtained.
On the other hand, since the X-ray tube 114 generating the
characteristic X-ray normally generates the white X-rays as well
: 2S as shown in Fig. 7, the white X-rays are e~fectively utilized in
this first embodiment. More specifically, the white X-rays
excite a metal contained in the ~n-Fe one layer alloy-plated
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steel plate 112, and generate the fluore6cent X-ray~ hav$ng a
wavelength ~ommen~urate to the met~l, 40 that the analy6is i~
made by use of the Zn fluorescen~ X-rays, then. More
speci~ically, from the fluorescent X-rays of the metal contained
in ~n-Fe one layer alloy-plated steel plate 112, which metal is
excited by the white X-rays, only the Zn fluorescent X-rays is
spe~troscopically divided by a spectroscopic crystal 126 through
a solar slit 124, and the inten3ity of the Zn fluore~cent X-rays
i5 measured by a fluorescent X-ray detector 130 and a counter
circuit 13~ through a solar slit 128.
Since the intensity of the Zn fluore~cent X-ray$, which 1~
detected b~ this fluorescent X-ray detector 130 i~ varied due to
the Zn (or Fe) cont~nt and the thickne~s of the Zn-Fe one layer
alloy plating as described a~ove, the analysis cannot be made by
a normal method. However, as degcribed above, the Zn content in
the alloy plating can ~e analyzed by the X ray diffra~tion
methoa, ~o that the thicknes6 of plating can be obtained from
the 2n fluorescent X-ray intensity.
Fig. 8 shows an example of studying the relationship between
the Zn fluorescent X-ray int~nsity ~nd the thickness of plating
(plating depo~it valuel. It is apparent that~ if the Fe content
(~) is found, then the thickness of plating can be easily known
from the Zn ~luorescent X-ray lntensity. At this time, the
thickness of plating may be obtained in such a manner that an
influence quantity of Fe to the Zn ~luorescent X-ray intensity
is previously obtained and is corrected by the Fe content.
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the X-rays would b~ minimi~ed in con~ideration of the lnfluence
of fluttering and the X-ray diffraction angle 2~ of the
measuring latti~e plane, becau6e the intrusion of the X-ray~
into the substrate steel plate become6 shallow, and
S con6equently, information from the alloyed plating i6 increa6ed.
A series of X-ray~ diffra~tion intensities obtained by
scanning for detecting the diffracti.on angle 2~ of an arbitr~ry
crystal lattice plans according to the above-described X-ray
diffraction method and the aforesaicl fluorescent X-ray lntensity
are simultaneously measured and inputted to a computer 134,
respec~ivel~. In thiq computer 134, various çal~ulation3 ~re
performed and the Fe content and the thickness of plating in the
alloy plating are obtained~ The results are diRplayed in an
indicator 136 on the line of the spot and lnputted to a pro~ess
~Omputer 138 simultaneously, whereby plating conditions of the
plating both 110 and the li~e are controlled on the basis of the
analyzed values.
In this first embodiment, both the characte~l~tlc X-ray. and
the white X-rays are generated from the ~ingle X-ray tube 114,
20 so that the mea6uring apparatu8 i~ Bimplified in con~truc~ion.
Additionally, the method of genexating the characteri~tic X-rays
and the white X-rays need not necessarily be limited to this,
and two X ray tubes includin~ an X-ray tube of Cr target for
examplej for generating the characteris~ic X-rays~ and an X-ray
tube of W target for example, for generating white X-rays high
in intensity, may be used or other X-ray source~ may be
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In the fir~t embodiment, the present invontion has be~n
applied to the measurement of the thickness and the composition
of alloy plating of the Zn-Fe one layer alloy-plated steel
plate, however, the ~cope of application of the present
invention need not necess~rily be limited to this, and it is
apparent that the present invention may be applied to all of the
measurement~ of the thickness and the composition of one layer
alloy plating including a mstal indenti~al with the substrate
metal.
Detailed description will hereunder be given of one
embodiment of the apparatu~ ~or measuring the ~hickne~s and the
composition of plating of the Zn-Fe group two layer alloy-plated
steel plate, which is the second embodiment of the pre3ent
invention.
Thi 3 ~econd em~odiment i5 con6tructed as shown in Fi~, 9,
wherein a Zn-Fe two layer all~y-plated ~tael plate 210, which
has been applied thereto with Zn-Fe alloy plating in a first
plating both 222 and also applied thereto with Fe plating having
Fe as a main content in a second plating both ~24, is being
conveyed in a direction indicated by an arrow A. A power ul
: X-ray tube 212 for generating characteristi~ X-rays having a
~; ~uitable wavelenght, such as Cr target is provided at a proper
position on a horizontal conveying section ~or a vertical
conveying Rection) for the Zn-Fe group two layer alloy-plated
~teel plate 210, and X-rays emitted from the X-ray tu~e 212 are
made to fall onto the æn-Fe ~roup two lay~r alloy-plated ~teel
plate 210 at an incident angle ~. ~ben, the X-rays are
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diffracted through the formular of Bragg shown in ~7) above
described by respectiv~ lattice plane~ of the phases (crystal)
of the Zn-Fe intermetallic compound formed in the first layer o~
the Zn-Fe group two layer alloy-plat~d ~teel plate 21~.
In con~equence, when the X-ray diffraction angle 2~ is
measured by an X-ray diffra~tion device 226 includinq a
goniOmete~ 226A, the compsition of ~he first layer, i.e. the
Zn-F~ alloy-plated layer can be analy~ed from the relationship
shown in Fig. 5.
On the other hand, the white X-rays a~e al60 generated from
the X-ray tube 212 as shown in Fig. 7, whereby, the white X-rayR
excite zn and Fe in the Zn-Fe group two layer alloy-plated steel
~ plate 210 to generate fluorescent X-rays. The intensity of the
; generated fluorescant X-rays Ls simultaneously mea~ured by use
of spectroscopes having two measuring angles ~1 and ~2' which
are different from each other ~or both 7n and Fe in a
; fluorescent X-ray analysis device 2~8 having the basic
construction as shown in Fi~, 4.
Also in this second embodiment, ~t would be effectiv~ ~he
incident an~le ~ o~ the X-rays would ~e minimized in
consideration of the in~luence of the fluttoring and the X-ray
: diffraction angle 2~ of the meaAuring lattice plane, because the
intrusion of the x-rays into the substrate steel plate becomes
shallow, and consequentlyr information ~rom the alloy plating i
increased.
Values measured by the X-ray dif~raction device 226 and the
fluorescent X-ray ~naly~is devico 228 are inputted to a computer
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firstly, the above-de~cribed 6imultaneous equations are solved
by use of the analyzed values, and the thickne~ses T1 and T2 of
the first and the second layerfi are obtained. The re~ults are
displayed in an indicator 232 on the line of the spot and
inputted to a proces~ computer 234 simultaneously, and pl~ting
conditione of the plating baths 222 and 2~4 and the llke are
controlled on the basls of the analyzed value~.
In this second embodiment also, the cahracteristic X-rays
and the white X-rays are generated from the single X-~ay tube
212, so that the measuring apparatu6 is ~implified in
: construction. Additionally, the method of generating the
characteri~ric X-rays ~nd the white X-ray~ need not necessarily
be limited to this, and two X-ray tubes including an X-ray tube
of Cr t~rget for example, for generating the characteristic
X-rays, and an X-ray tube of W tar~et for ~xample, for
~enerating white X-rays high in intensity, may be used or other
X-ray sources may be utilized.
In the second embodiment as described above, the present
invention has been applied to the meas~rement of th~ thickness
and the compositions of alloy plating o~ the Zn-Fe group two
layer alloy-plated ~teel plate, how~ver, the:~cope of
appli~ation of the pre~ent invention need not necessarily be
;~ limited to th~, and it i~ apparant that the pre~ent invention
may be applied to the measurement of all of the thickness and
the compositions of plating having two layers different in
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INDt~STRIAL APPLICABILITY
As has ~een described hereinabove, a~cording to the present
invention, lt becomes possible to simultaneously and
non-destructively measure the thic~ness and the composition of
~he one layer alloy plating including a metal identical wit~ the
sub~trate metal, of the Pn-Fe alloy-plated steel metal or the
like, which has heretofore been very difficult to measure, In
~onsequence, it becomes poseible to mea~ure on line the
thickne~s and the compi~tion of the one lay~r alloy platlng and
immediately feedback analyzed results to the line, thus
resulting an outstanding contribution to the 9table operat1ons
and improved quallty of the Zn-Fe one layer alloy-plated steel
plate and the like.
15Furthermore, according to the present invention, it becomes
possible to simultaneously and non-ae~tructively measure the
thicken~s and the composition~ of reæpective layer6 of the alloy
plating havin~ two layers different in composition from each
other and including a metal identical with the substrate met~l,
of the Zn-Fe group two layer alloy-plated steel plat~, which has
heretofore been very dif~icult to measure. In consequence, i~
becomes po~ible to conduct the analy~i~ o~ the thicknese and
; the compositions of the respe~tive laye~s by a single appa~atus
and achieve the on-line systemizing. Hence, the analyzed
25 results can be imrnediately fed-back ~o the line and an
outstanding constribution can be made to the ~table operations
and improved quallty of the Zn-Fe group two layer alloy-plated
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